The purpose of this study was to develop
social studies learning tools based on local wisdom of the
people of Pamekasan Regency with the Contextual
Teaching and Learning (CTL) approach. This
development is based on the need to raise local wisdom
in community life and the need for teachers to support
components of social studies learning. Social studies
learning with the Contextual Teaching and Learning
(CTL) approach is a very suitable choice for introducing
the values and content of local wisdom. Likewise with the
principle of constructivism in the Contextual Teaching
and Learning (CTL) approach, social studies learning
requires the integration of local wisdom values as a
bridge in developing students' affective abilities and
social skills. So this research is structured as a
development research with a 4D model, which consists of
four stages, namely (1) devine, (2) design, (3)
development and (4) dissemination. The purpose of this
development is to determine the level of validity by
experts, practicality with student activities and
responses, and effectiveness by measuring students'
affective abilities and social skills. The results of the
validation of learning tools were categorized as very
feasible, the implementation of lesson plans was very
well carried out, student activities were very good,
student responses to social studies learning based on
local wisdom with the Contextual Teaching and
Leraning (CTL) approach were very positive. The
results showed that social studies learning based on local
wisdom can build students' affective abilities and social
skills.
Keywords : Social Studies, Contextual Teaching and Learning, Local Wisdom